[bam.boo] n, pl bamboos often attrib [Malay bambu] (1586): any of various chiefly tropical woody or arborescent grasses (as of the genera Bambusa, Arundi naria, and Dendrocalamus) including some with hollow stems used for building, furniture, or utensils and young shoots used for food
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Meaning of BAMBOO in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012